The Gates Cambridge Scholarship was established in October 2000 by a donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge. Since then, the Trust has awarded over 2,000 scholarships to scholars from than 100 countries. Each year, Gates Cambridge offers 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to Ph.D. students, with approximately 25 awards available in the U.S. round and 55 available in the International round. The selection criteria are: outstanding intellectual ability, reasons for choice of course, a commitment to improving the lives of others, and leadership potential.
You can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship if you are:
A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge, including the University Composition Fee at the appropriate rate, a maintenance allowance, one economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course, inbound visa costs, and the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge.
The Trust also considers applications for several types of additional funding on a discretionary basis, including academic development funding, dependent child allowance, fieldwork, maternity/paternity funding, and hardship funding.
Closed (will open in Fall 2024)
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